Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-30
Condensed Locals.

Arrangements are being made TO secure the
Army fair, a the nall heretofore selected is
thought 10 be TO small for the purpose The fair
will be held from February =, TO March g.
member OF Monumental Lodge OF Good Templars
Yesterday evening. The lodge will attend the
Knghts OF Pythias' fair next week.
John A. Logan Camp No. ., G. A. r., last night
elected ofrcers follows: 5. E Thomson, cap
tain; c. ;. Davis, fiot lieutenant; NJ. A. Skinner,
Albert Foster, the colored man charged with
obtaining money from Joseph Campbell, grocer,
by personating a policeman and threatening 10
arrest him for violating the liquor law, was con-
yicted In the Criminal Court yesterday.
Bishop Ninde, OF the Methodist Episcopal Church,
accompanied BY his friend and physician, DIR. Eos
ter.of Clifton springs NY passed through thscity
Wednesday morning route TO Florida for his
health The bishop Il somewhat improved from
the slight paralytic seizure OF some few months
agO
The ninth annual reunion OF the Union soldiers
Alliance was neid at WIZARDS hotel last evening
sixty members sat down TO the banquet tabIe. Mr..
Win. Gibson was Installed as president
The annual report OF Providence Hospital shows
That 1042 patients were admitted during the past
year and there were H. deaths. There were e99
sargical operations performed. and 20079 pre-
scriDJiOns compounded,
The 18th pubic rehearsal or the Georgetown
Amdteu! Orchestra VII! be given this evening at
the 4 uiverstllSt church, 18th and /. streets.
Mr.. J. ID. BaltimOre, engineer OF the Freedrnan's
Hospital ivctuTed % Wesley Zion church last
evening on the chemistry OF water.
AT meeting yesterday OF representatives in
A ID. H.zen presiding, and ". scott smith acting
as secretary, an organization was formed 10 De
known as the JnceTwrlters' Association OF the
Distr Z OF Columbia.
Yesterday aft .rnOOn Martin Cooney. a seventeen
yeaT-Od bOy. fell from the cart hs was driving on
Is, 1921, near North Carolina avenue southeast,
The funeral OF MIS-. sophia Prentiss Bliss. wife
OF Dr. ID. W Bliss, who died "Wednesday evening
,craoon ffoIa the New York Avenue Presbyterian
ci.uFch
frlaknn Lodge. w. =. h. OF p. last night elected
"a following Onicers: g e. =. g., W. !. Fer. usOn;
v - DAM RCtnweli. r., JnO. NoOdiield; X OF X
1;'d :, iEos- Adams: VI. OF r., b. W. Carpenter:
y. ol T. Lri.luei Fugitt; NJ Of ~, Chas- Thorpe;
truStt-,, Andrew LtuNmIn-
Ne AnacOsj!a Rifles gave ball at Odd Fellows
Eah, Navy ard, last evening, which was largely
Horace Beale. the colOred host,er at Allison
Nll0Co stable, who was arrested yesterday for
sieAiing a bus1el Of oats from his EMPLOYER
yle11td guilty IA the Police Court to-day, and was
n.l,d :lO or thirty day sin jail.
From Judd q Detwcilsr We have their Goth an
nai) calendar Tor lSoS, containing also the fire.
Mr.. Jas. kealey, one Of the Oldest residents OF
tse D.slrc, was stricken with paralysis last night
20. HILL lie Is seyenty-slx years old
Christmas Estcriainmenfs.
The annual Christmas festival OF the sunday
seEOOl Of 81 PauI's English Lutheran church was
gwen last evening in the sunday school room.
me musical ana literary exercises were interest
AAs. IEcsfuSc were ulsiTlOQted ana refreshments
Nrse served--Ihe scholars OF the sunday
schools connected with Epiphany church rendered
tdc -Cantsta OF santa Claus last evening az the
National Rifies' Hal In the presence OF an appre-
c3dtlve audlence.-The Christmas entertain
Alehts OF the Tabernacle sunday school, OF the
sunday school or ~. Andrews church and of the
TweiiIh-sirett NJ Z church were held during the
NceA---NedleS an entertainment was given
~ ave hundred children OF 81 Peters paroch,aI
schools al 81 Peters hall and candies were d.
tstbutcd among them--The afternoon SUNDAY
scfool OF Epiphany church gave a bright and
Interesting entertainment ar the National Rifles
ArinOry last evening, rendering the cantata OF
santa Claus In a spirited masner. The little one,
aoly. Between the scenes Miss Harvey sang several
soOS The entertainment VIII be repeated To- night
The annual Christmas entertainment OF the
fdth Baptist church sunday school and the mis-
son school recently Organzcd by that church.
Was held last night In the lecture room OF the
eiur n The pastor was presented with an enye-
lope containing a check, and also with an umbrella
oy Mr.. Jos. T. Bailey's class Presentations were
Ilade also 10 Mr.. Winneld ). Oliver the superin-
tendent, and others
NOTICE. TO ADvERrIszRs.-On and after the LIST OF
January next the charge for approved reading
matter notices In THE EVENING STAR now sixty
seits} VIII 0e advanced TO seventy 1--WE cents per
fases al present In force viii remain unchanged
PkoR. LorsErTE win lecture here next month
MS secretary, Mr. r. y. Foster would ike 10 sfs.
AL tho5r interested Memory az the EDbltr House
.Ioin II r m 10 10 y. m saturday, December 81
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